A NEW SPECIES OF THE TIMASIUS LIVENS SPECIES GROUP (HEMIPTERA: HETEROPTERA: HEBRIDAE) FROM CAMBODIA AND VIETNAM
Author
Zettel, H.
Author
Pangantihon, C. V.
text
Far Eastern Entomologist
2020
2020-04-14
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http://dx.doi.org/10.25221/fee.405.2
journal article
10.25221/fee.405.2
2713-2196
7165322
8FF1D66F-1002-41B3-AC8A-AFDA34816FE9
The
Timasius
livens
species group
DIAGNOSIS. Dorsal integument usually black (in all described species). Base of forewing with bluish or grayish frosted areas, without white spots. Entire dorsal surface without erect setae; short, thick, appressed setae with metallic shimmer present on head, thoracic nota, and bases of forewings. Buccula with two circular or slightly ovate impressions, posteriorly with two processes, the dorsal one short and acute, the ventral one variable in shape. Metanotal elevation short (
Fig. 1
); its free apex (in lateral aspect) short. Legs without spines. Genitalia of males small: pygophore in some species with dorsolateral apodemes covering entire paramere or only its base; proctiger often with groups of stout setae; parameres in most species with dorsal teeth, but always without apical hook, usually slightly asymmetrical.
SPECIES INCLUDED. This clade contains only five described species from
Pakistan
,
north-western
India
,
Nepal
,
Myanmar
, and
Thailand
(Andersen, 1981; Zettel, 2011, 2012).
However, it is in fact very diverse, especially in Southeast Asia.